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Dramatic scenes as fault fills main road with smoke

THIS is the dramatic scene which greeted motorists when a car poured smoke across a busy main road.

The tricky conditions were caused when a silver Vauxhall Astra experienced a mechanical failure of its engine at about 7.45pm on Thursday (May 15), causing thick smoke to billow across both carriageways of the A449 near the Blackpole turn-off.

Andy O'Hare, of Droitwich Road, Worcester, was travelling behind the vehicle and caught the arresting image as some other road users were forced to grind to a halt when the road became briefly impassable.

Mr O'Hare said: "It seems like both people in the car had gotten out safely and were phoning for aid when there was a massive burst of smoke that blew across both carriageways.

"It didn't seem to stop some drivers who drove straight through it as it erupted - estimated visibility was probably zero feet. Though after that drivers did slow down. It was quite brief and rather spectacular."

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reflector
8:22am Mon 19 May 14

Perhaps Mr. O'Hare is an American.

Even more concerning is that drivers were prepared to drive through the smoke without having a clue what might be stationary in front of them. Sheer lunacy on their part and you can now see how multi vehicle motorway pile ups occur in thick fog..

Perhaps Mr. O'Hare is an American.
Even more concerning is that drivers were prepared to drive through the smoke without having a clue what might be stationary in front of them. Sheer lunacy on their part and you can now see how multi vehicle motorway pile ups occur in thick fog..reflector

Perhaps Mr. O'Hare is an American.

Even more concerning is that drivers were prepared to drive through the smoke without having a clue what might be stationary in front of them. Sheer lunacy on their part and you can now see how multi vehicle motorway pile ups occur in thick fog..

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pudniw_gib
9:29pm Mon 19 May 14

My van smokes like that when I start it up in the morning.. whats the fuss? haha....joke.....

My van smokes like that when I start it up in the morning.. whats the fuss? haha....joke.....pudniw_gib

My van smokes like that when I start it up in the morning.. whats the fuss? haha....joke.....

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